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<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cncf/artwork/master/kubernetes/certified-kubernetes/versionless/color/certified-kubernetes-color.png" align="right" width="150px">Kubeadm is a tool built to provide <code>kubeadm init</code> and <code>kubeadm join</code> as best-practice “fast paths” for creating Kubernetes clusters.</p>

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